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An Obvious Theorem

January 12, 2021 Edmark M. Law

The last theorem in John H. Conway’s book, On Numbers and Games (1976), is: Theorem 100: This is the last theorem in this book.(The proof is obvious.)

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The Ressurection of an Absurd Problem

January 5, 2021 Edmark M. Law

In November 1905, the Bangor Daily News published the following problem: A gentleman wishes to dig a trench, 100 feet in length, paying for the

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